Master Fox Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 I believe midfield was our problem today. Without James & Hammond we're just not as good. I agree with Vardy being total rubbish, Nugent not much better. I'm confident we can pick up points against the bigger teams. We'll beat Arsenal for sure.
AKCJ Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Anyone know the possession stats? Did we make it up to 30% this week?
m4DD0gg Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 I believe midfield was our problem today. Without James & Hammond we're just not as good. I agree with Vardy being total rubbish, Nugent not much better. I'm confident we can pick up points against the bigger teams. We'll beat Arsenal for sure. We always seem to at least try against the better teams.
Webbo Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Schlupp had a decent first half and proved he was worth selecting however bringing Lawrence on was baffling. Unless Albrighton was carrying a knock I don't understand why he wasn't brought on instead.
Matt Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Played ok 1st half but looked toothless upfront, that's what you get when you start with Nugent and Vardy though. 2nd half we just looked clueless, no creation anywhere. Poor game, very boring.
Guest Bilo Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 We hardly made Stoke look like Barca. They may have had a lot of possession, but much it was sideways passing that didn't really go anywhere. We just had no fight in midfield and were clueless up front, the defence was largely improved and Hamer's performances may make it hard for Kasper to force an immediate return. Overall though, very few positives to take.
MC Prussian Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Do you think the correct starting 11 was selected? Looking back, Konchesky and Wasilewski should've been benched. Dropping Ulloa was a bit odd, Kramaric on the bench I could understand as he still lacks fitness. Then again, we showed up today with only two proper central midfielders. We need another new player for the middle of the park, that's for sure. We looked too lightweight with King and Drinkwater and them two did little to control the flow of the game. It all felt so aimless, from the back four all the way up to the strike pairing.
shen Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 We were physically second-best all game. Only Schlupp caused any sort of problem, and even he was only a slight headache because Nugent and Vardy are so ridiculously blunt. We should've started with Ulloa. Albrighton should've come off the bench and we should maybe have gone with three on top when pushing for an equaliser because our midfield certainly weren't worrying Stoke...
orbison Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Watched game via stream, is pearson thick? he leaves ulloa and kramaric on the bench, starts nugent and vardy, common sense dictates he should have done the oppisite, start ulloa and kramaric, and then switch after sixty minutes if needed, also if he thinks sclupp is better than albrighton, he should not be managing a football club full stop. having said that stoke did all the basics correct, they marked tight, harried, moved well off the ball and grafted. you can see kramaric is a class act, but we have to many overall weaknesses to make any difference. honestly think pearson is out of his depth.
lgfualol Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 I wonder what our pass completion is this season? DOES PEARSON ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE HOPELESS HOOFING?
tickler28 Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Looking back, Konchesky and Wasilewski should've been benched. Dropping Ulloa was a bit odd, Kramaric on the bench I could understand as he still lacks fitness. Then again, we showed up today with only two proper central midfielders. We need another new player for the middle of the park, that's for sure. We looked too lightweight with King and Drinkwater and them two did little to control the flow of the game. It all felt so aimless, from the back four all the way up to the strike pairing. Why no Albrighton?
Guest Bilo Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 We always seem to at least try against the better teams. The issue that we play against top teams and just miss out, giving us a sense of hope. Then we stink out the place against sides like Burnley, Palace and Stoke.
Lambert09 Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 On the positive side of things, I thought that Simpson had a great game at the back....
EGBFitness Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 We are down lads, accept it. If we can't score we can't win and if we can't beat Stoke we can't stay up. That's the perspective of a realist not an optimist. Until it's mathematically not possible to stay up is when I will accept it. We still have a transfer window to sign hopefully abit of quality in CM and LB and we still have about 18 games to go. I'm sorry mate but the season still has plenty twists and turns, a more spirited performance next week and a hopefully 3 points against Man Utd and everyone will be sucking Pearson off again and telling everyone to 'keep the faith'
Guest kristianity77 Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 I'll concede that we were poor but to say we made Stoke look like Barcelona is way off - bar the goal and N'Zonzi's effort they didn't create anything to get worried about. They simply didn't need to I guess. We were never going to score today. The second half was a training session for them.
les-tah Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 We could have Costa and we would still lack the quality in the centre of the park to get him the ball and control possession ,... We are fickin shit at holding onto the ball. I just struggle to see who's a game winner in are team atm
weller54 Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 We are down lads, accept it. If we can't score we can't win and if we can't beat Stoke we can't stay up. That's the perspective of a realist not an optimist. This!!
MC Prussian Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 We are down lads, accept it. If we can't score we can't win and if we can't beat Stoke we can't stay up. That's the perspective of a realist not an optimist. A realist wouldn't throw in the towel this early. All other teams immediately above us lost and the case can still be won. However, the longer we're playing without a proper established starting XI (be it down to injuries, suspensions or new arrivals), the more nervous fans become. But perspective there still is. 16 games to go. Operation Survival starts here.
fuchsntf Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 This is my 1st critic of Nigel, we needed a lift up a fillip...but Vardy and Nugent failed last week. Nugent as a striker coming through, great idea, but cant finish. Ulloa has had poor movement of late, but should have played with Albrighton, My opinion we should of started at home with our new buy.This was the wrong team, though, King I would of still chosen, but he had a bad game, our whole midfield has been and is failing us.Cambiasso alone will not be the savour, though Hammond and Cambiasso just might hold off the Wolves. Our luck, all other teams lost..WBA to play still .CP good run but only 6 pts in front in 12 th. We need a solid run and a midfield to give us a chance.....most of all a goalscore.If we had took the 100% s all season, even in our poor matches we would of taken more points lets hope kramaric can deliver, but he must now start.
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Like after the Man Utd game the momentum and confidence we have just built up through a good run of results has evaporated by poor tactics and team selection.
Guest ttfn Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Genuinely one the most pitiful displays I can remember. The whole team was utterly embarrassing but Drinkwater was absolutely dire today. Poor bloke looked about 4 divisions out of his depth.
TheUltimateWinner Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 At least we are better than Burnley in every way.
johnny the fox Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 I think most fans can take losing. but its the way we lost today that was depressing, Ive seem more fight and belief in road kill.
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